Georgia’s Economy Minister joins in on Southern Gas Corridor advisory council meeting in Baku
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Georgia’s Economy Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili is paying an official visit in Azerbaijan to attend the 4th ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) advisory council in Baku and to meet local authorities.
The Southern Gas Corridor is one of the priority energy projects for Georgia as it ensures Azerbaijani gas delivery through Georgia and Turkey to Europe. The gas pipeline will be connected to the Trans –Anatolian (TANAP) and Trans-Adriatic pipelines (TAP), through which gas from the Shah Deniz field will reach the European market, reports Georgia’s Ministry of Economy.
The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) 4th ministerial meeting was opened by President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.
During the ministerial meeting Aliyev and Kumsishvili met each other and talked about the existing close partner relations between the countries.
Kumsishvili highlighted that Azerbaijan had become one of Georgia’s largest trade partners in recent years and also the share of investments from Azerbaijan was taking larger scope.
Kumsishvili emphasised important joint projects implemented by Georgia and Azerbaijan such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway, the Southern Gas Corridor, China’s One Road-One Belt and other projects.
Kumsishvili congratulated Aliyev on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and said that Georgia was also celebrating 100 years since the country gained independence from Russia in 1918. To mark this occasion Kumsishvili invited Aliyev to Georgia to attend the celebrations of May 26.
During the ministerial meeting Kumsishvili also met Turkey’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak and his counterpart from Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev.
Georgia and Azerbaijan marked the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations with a special concert today. In his welcome speech Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze praised long friendship between the two countries.
The European Union (EU) has welcomed the opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and said it is a major step in transport connections linking the EU, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Central Asia.
The Foreign Ministers of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Moldova participated in a ministerial meeting in Georgian capital of Tbilisi today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of cooperation.
Georgia and Azerbaijan are establishing close contacts between representatives of the private sector of both countries to increase bilateral investments and support the development of joint small and medium sized businesses.
Georgia has proven to be a “valuable participant” of the Southern Gas Corridor, a route delivering gas from Azerbaijan to Europe, and plays a “key role” in energy resources reaching European markets, Romeo Mikautadze, the Deputy Economy Minister, said on Friday.